# VitaCal

> AI-powered calorie and macro tracker designed for women.

VitaCal is a mobile app (iOS and Android) that uses AI photo analysis to estimate calories and macros from meal photos. It is designed specifically for women who want simple, guilt-free nutrition tracking.

## Key Features

- AI photo meal logging: snap a photo, get instant calorie and macro estimates
- Manual food logging with a favourites system
- Calorie and macro tracking (protein, carbs, fat)
- Water tracking with daily goals
- Weight tracking with trend insights
- Logging streaks
- Progress insights (Pro)
- Health Sync & Export: connect Apple Health or Health Connect to import sleep, heart rate, HRV, workouts, weight, cycle and more (free); Pro adds automatic background sync and sends your nutrition back to Apple Health/Health Connect; export all tracking data as JSON (free)
- Ask Vitacal AI coach: chat about your own health data (sleep, HRV, recovery, training, nutrition), grounded in your synced data
- Vitacal Connect: mint an API token and connect Claude or other MCP clients to query your own health data via the MCP endpoint https://api.vitacal.app/mcp (added with `claude mcp add`)
- Privacy-first: meal photos are analysed and immediately deleted, never stored

## Power User / Developer Features

- Health Sync & Export (https://vitacal.app/health-sync): any user can connect Apple Health (iOS) or Health Connect (Android) and import health data including heart rate, HRV, resting & walking heart rate, sleep stages, workouts, body measurements, menstrual cycle, activity and more, for free, including Sync Now and backfilling history. Pro adds automatic background sync (data stays updated without opening the app) and sends your nutrition back out to Apple Health/Health Connect. Any user can export their tracking data (food log, water, weight, goals, favourites) to a JSON file.
- Ask Vitacal (AI coach) (https://vitacal.app/ai-health-coach): an in-app chat that answers questions about the user's own synced health data, sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, training load, and nutrition, rather than giving generic advice. It provides general wellness information from your own data and is not medical advice. Pro includes a weekly question allowance; additional credit packs can be purchased and never expire.
- Vitacal Connect (MCP connector) (https://vitacal.app/vitacal-connect): users mint a personal API token in the app and connect Claude, or any MCP-compatible client, to securely read their own health data over the Model Context Protocol. Tokens behave like passwords and can be created or revoked at any time. Claude Code connects with a single command using the minted token as a bearer credential: `claude mcp add --transport http vitacal https://api.vitacal.app/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"`.

## Pricing

- Free: 5 AI meal analyses per week, unlimited manual logging, water tracking
- Weekly: $0.99/week (30 AI analyses/week, progress insights, streaks)
- Monthly: $2.99/month (same as weekly)
- Annual: $29.99/year (same as weekly)
- Pro plans add automatic background health sync and nutrition export to Apple Health/Health Connect (importing health data is free), plus a weekly Ask Vitacal AI question allowance; extra AI chat credit packs are available and never expire
- All paid plans include a 7-day free trial

## Platform

- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/vitacal/id6758153271
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.za.apextechnology.womenscalorietracker

## Links

- Website: https://vitacal.app
- Support: https://vitacal.app/support
- Privacy Policy: https://vitacal.app/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://vitacal.app/terms
- AI Health Coach (Ask Vitacal): https://vitacal.app/ai-health-coach
- Health Sync & Export: https://vitacal.app/health-sync
- Vitacal Connect (MCP connector): https://vitacal.app/vitacal-connect

## Comparisons

- VitaCal vs MyFitnessPal: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-myfitnesspal
- VitaCal vs Yazio: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-yazio
- VitaCal vs Cal AI: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-cal-ai
- VitaCal vs Lose It: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-lose-it
- VitaCal vs Cronometer: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-cronometer
- VitaCal vs Noom: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-noom
- VitaCal vs MacroFactor: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-macrofactor
- VitaCal vs FatSecret: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-fatsecret
- VitaCal vs Samsung Health: https://vitacal.app/compare/vitacal-vs-samsung-health

## Blog Articles

- How Many Calories Should a Woman Eat to Lose Weight: https://vitacal.app/blog/how-many-calories-should-a-woman-eat
- Calorie Tracking During Pregnancy: https://vitacal.app/blog/calorie-tracking-during-pregnancy
- TDEE Calculator for Women: https://vitacal.app/blog/tdee-calculator-for-women
- Macro Tracking for Beginners: https://vitacal.app/blog/macro-tracking-for-beginners
- Why Most Calorie Trackers Don't Work for Women: https://vitacal.app/blog/why-calorie-trackers-dont-work-for-women
- How Accurate Is AI Food Recognition: https://vitacal.app/blog/how-accurate-is-ai-food-recognition